Roman Catholic priest in Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario. Ordained 1955. Charged 2007
Next court date: charges were stayed on 17 June 2011. 14 July 2011(10 am. Court room #2. Cornwall Ontario court house) ; 07 June 2011. Trial scheduled for 14 & 15 March 2011 has been cancelled. There will be a hearing to determine Lussier’s fitness to stand trial 31 May 2011
24 March 2011: remand court re a charge of 18 October 2009 to be brought back before the Ontario Court at the request of the Crown (cornwall courthouse)
07 June 2011: 31 May 2011: fitness hearing (Cornwall courthouse, Cornwall, Ontario). 14 & 15 March 2011: Trial (CANCELLED) (Cornwall courthouse); 18 January 2011: half day booked for motions (Cornwall courthouse); 14 January 2010: Judicial pre-trial (Cornwall courthouse); 29 June 2010
[The following information is limited to that which I have on hand regarding Father Lucien Lussier’s assignments and activities in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall and beyond]
Ordained: 1955
1959: Fatima Retreat House, Alexandria, Ontario
1963-1965: St Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, Curry Hill, Ontario
1965-1968: St. Martin de Tours Roman Catholic Church, Glenn Robertson, Ontario
1967: Diocesan Vocations Committee (with Monsignor Cyrille R. Contant, Fathers Thomas Villeneuve and Bernard Cameron, and Chairman Bishop Joseph Aurele Plourde)
1968-1972: St William’s Roman Catholic Church, Martintown, Ontario
1972-1979: Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church, Dalkeith, Ontario
October 1979 – 1991(?): Our Lady of the Angels (Notre Dames des Anges) Roman Catholic Church, Moose Creek, Ontario
Knights of Columbus Ontario District 1919
1995-1998: 870 Smith Neck, South Dartmouth, 02748, Massachusetts
1999 - : back in Cornwall. Retired. Does not have a parish but may be assisting as needed.
2007: Charged
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19 January 2008: Retired priest faces new sex assault charge
18 January 2008: More charges against Lussier
15 September 2007: OPP charge retired priest in 1950s sex assault: Man accuses elderly Cornwall-area cleric(Ottawa Citizen – jpg file) Article as Text only
15 September 2007: Local priest charged
14 September 2007: Ont. priest charged half a century after alleged sexual assaults on teen
14 September 2007: OPP Charge Priest for Historical Sexual Assault
14 September 2007: New allegations. Charges laid.
2005: affidavit by G.R.alleging six years of sexual abuse by Lussier commencing when G.R. was a ten-year-old boy.
2005: affidavit of Gareth Smithalleging sexual abuse over an eithteen-month time frame
No court date for Lussier this morning. I don’t tknow what happened to the ‘fitness hearing’ scheduled for today, but somewhere along the line it disappeared: it was not on. The next court date now scheduled is 07 June 2011.
I was at the courthouse for Lussier’s last appearance on June 07, 2011 and was told that the matter was put over until July 14th, 2011. reading Sylvia’s blog last night in which she said that Lussier was to appear today I figured that maybe I had the date wrong, so I headed down there today.
Much to my surprise and chagrin I was told that the matter was stayed on June 17th, 2011. So, somewhere in between scheduled court appearances Father Lussiers’ attorney (Don Johnson) had slipped in an unscheduled date and had the matter disposed of.
I was speaking to an ex-priest who is now a CAS case worker (he was at the courthouse for a matter pertaining to a young client), and I told him that if he wanted his client treated “fairly” by the system, then he had better dress him the way that he (the ex-priest) used dress, in a collar!!!!!!
A weeeee bit upset here,
John
Thanks for that update John. As disappoining as it is, thanks for the update.
Yes, I erred in the date. I took a quick boo at the legal calendar and looked at the wrong week. My apologies.
I would guess by the sound of things that Lussier’s lawyer – Don Johnson – managed to schedule another court date in there. How unfortunate that we are not privy what went on and how, after nearly four years, Lussier managed to ‘walk.’
I have heard via the grapevine that Lussier is not in good health. How unfortunate that the court clock was allowed to tick down as Lussier’s health ‘declined.’ I feel so badly for the victims – “alleged” victims. This must have been a terrible blow to them. They are now “alleged” victims for life. You know what that’s like John, don’t you? Not pleasant. Not for those who find their voices and want to see justice done. Another form of re-victimization.
Anyway, thanks John. I understand and share your upset.